By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando, who is serving in his second term as an at-large council member, has established a public financing campaign account to run for county…
2026 Primary
By Adam Pagnucco. The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi is where regional politicians go to break news and it happened again on Friday, when Council Member Will Jawando appeared on…
Sayles Opposes Tax Hike
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Laurie-Anne Sayles, who holds an at-large seat, has sent out a campaign email opposing County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended property tax increase. Sayles joins Council…
By Adam Pagnucco. Former U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neill once said that “all politics is local.” Council Member Evan Glass, who is running for county executive, apparently agrees. He is…
Friedson Capitalizes on Tax Hike Proposal
By Adam Pagnucco. On the same day that County Executive Marc Elrich announced his recommendation for another property tax increase, Council Member Andrew Friedson came out hard against it. (Friedson…
Iroha: Again, Stop Writing About My Campaign
By Adam Pagnucco. Celeste Iroha, the first filed candidate for county executive, really does not want me to write about her campaign. After I broke the news of her candidacy,…
Iroha: Don’t Write About My Campaign
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I wrote that county executive candidate Celeste Iroha had inaccurately told her contributors that their contributions to her campaign were tax deductible. (In fact, the IRS…
Barrie Tries Again for County Council
By Adam Pagnucco. Silver Spring attorney Fatmata Barrie, who finished second to Kristin Mink in the 2022 Council District 5 primary, is running again for county council. This time, she…
First County Executive Candidate Revealed
By Adam Pagnucco. The first candidate in Montgomery County’s 2026 county executive primary has filed to run for office and also established a campaign finance committee. Meet Celeste Iroha. She…
Jeremiah Pope Announces for Council At-Large
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I reported that former District 5 council candidate Jeremiah Pope had established a public financing campaign committee to run for a council at-large seat. Pope…